Double dissociation of amygdala and hippocampal contributions to trace and delay fear conditioning.

A key finding in studies of the neurobiology of learning memory is that the amygdala is critically involved in Pavlovian fear conditioning. This is well established in delay-cued and contextual fear conditioning; however, surprisingly little is known of the role of the amygdala in trace conditioning...

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Main Authors: Jonathan D Raybuck, K Matthew Lattal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3023765?pdf=render